Three-branch battle over vacated Iowa capitol space
The Iowa agriculture department plans a fall move to a glass-front Henry Wallace office on the capitol complex. This prompts a high-stakes dispute over 5,000 square feet of ground and first floor space, with the supreme court seeking all the area and the legislature aiming for part, while executive chief McCausland holds the deciding role.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
State Capitol
Statehouse
Iowa Supreme Court
Legislature
Stanley McCausland
General Services Department
Supreme Court
Agriculture Department
The
Court
Ag Department
Department
Moore
Judicial Branch
Secretary of State
Huey Long
Enmity to Highways Sparks Diagonal Route Debate
The Community Action Research Group of Iowa sues to block diagonal highways arguing against an Iowa DOT plan to ban such routes. Proponents claim diagonals save land, shorten travel, reduce fuel use and pollution, and cut costs over decades. Opponents say diagonals threaten farms and environment.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Community Action Research Group of
Iowa
IDOT
The Golden Rule in Positive and Negative Forms
The piece compares Christ’s positive Golden Rule with Confucius negative reciprocity and argues the positive version may be beyond human capacity. It questions whether demanding equal wealth sharing is feasible and notes the value of a negatively stated rule for practical conduct.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
India
China
Confucius
Letters accuse Andrew Young of procommunist ties and recall his U N role
Readers condemn Andrew Young as unfit for the U N citing alleged pro Communist statements links with radical groups and support for Cuba while arguing for recall. Other letters defend food stamp use against stigma and recount history of an Illinois Central Gulf right of way long used for public access.
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Carter
Andrew Young
U.N
Young
Jimmy Carter
A&s
United States
Illinois Central Gulf
Panama Canal Treaty Talks Face Senate Hurdles
Linowitz says a new Panama Canal treaty could be agreed soon but may fail in the Senate due to fears over sovereignty and national pride. The plan would return canal jurisdiction to Panama after ratification while the US retains operation and defense until 2000 and negotiates post 2000 terms.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Carter
Senate
Sol M. Linowitz
Ronald Reagan
Canal
Linowitz
New York
United States
Canal Zone
Ellsworth Bunker
Panama
Latin America
Third World
Omar Torrijos Herrera
United Nations
Televise Korea bribe probe for public view
Los Angeles Times commentary argues Koreagate hearings should be televised like Watergate. It warns that exposure of bribery by lawmakers could immobilize Congress for years, but urges confession and resignation to restore functioning.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
Koreagate
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Highland Folk School
Tennessee
CBS
Dan Rather
South Africa
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Angola
Africa
Robert Sobukwe
Pan Africanist Congress of
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Michael McCormally
Fifteenth Street SE
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Louisa
Forty-second Street NE
Waterloo Railroad
Waterloo
Cedar Falls and Northern Railway
Cedar Valley Road
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Torrijos
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Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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